Chidem Kurdas
As the giant regulatory octopus reaches into every nook and cranny (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Financial crisis’
Delusions and the State
January 6, 2016Carlyle Quants in Bridgewater Bailiwick
July 9, 2014Chidem Kurdas
Risk-parity investing is not a household term. At least, not yet. (more…)
Fannie Freddie Common Security: Even Bigger?
May 13, 2014Chidem Kurdas
Housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (more…)
The Joy of Randomness
April 9, 2013Chidem Kurdas
That’s one of the lessons (more…)
JP Morgan Volatility Trade
April 4, 2013Back in 2010, a time when the extreme gyrations of (more…)
Cerberus SPV Attracted Customers
October 11, 2012An emergency special-purpose vehicle set up in the 2009 crisis to contain assets considered toxic (more…)
Closed Centaurus Fund’s Upside
March 30, 2011In the middle of the financial meltdown in December 2008, Centaurus Alpha Fund went down like so many other funds. Investors rejected the management’s lockup proposal and so the firm decided to close the fund. Selling the assets in the portfolio and returning the money to investors took years. Meanwhile, of course, markets recovered. (more…)
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